Originally Posted by
Everose
One thing I am tiring of, whether it is in a forum, and I have been on a few, or an actual presidential debate. We all have different opinions, different perspectives, different takes on even a debate. But everyone should have a right to express their opinions without being ridiculed or judged personally for their opinions. It subtracts from the debate itself to be ridiculing a debater on how quickly he jumps up from a chair. I mean, get real. Is that what this election has come to? Judging a candidate's ability to be president on his facial expressions, or comparing him to a yo yo? Or a flip flop for that matter?
When I go to a forum (and this one isn't near as bad at this as a lot of other ones out there are) and see extremely bright young men and women getting slam dunked and personally ridiculed for opinions they have formed, for their views, it makes me ashamed. What are we teaching them. (don't you dare express a viewpoint that varies from mine or I will teach you to never express them again by whatever means it takes) Debating and flaming with personal putdowns are two entirely different things in my opinion.
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